The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-18
PERSONAL.

Col. INGERsoLL receives his friends on Sunday
evenings. He never turns even strangers from
his door.
REV. o. H. WALKER, of New London. Conn.
has been absent from his pulpit only two Sun
days in thirty-tive years.
The Baroness Burdett-Coutts, one of the
richest women in England recently received q
bequest of $4,000, 900 from relative
THE Prince of Beria son of the Crown Prince
of Portugal was recently burned about the
head and hands by fire in his nursery.
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN NJ. GLOVER authorizes
the announcement to be made that he is candi.
date for Governor of Missouri on an anti-ring
platform.
ACCORDING to Constance Fennimore woolsou.
Seville has the best hotels in Spain. They are
conducted on the American plan, and the
average rate is 81 SO per day.
LITTLE Marshall P. Wilder says that he is con.
stantly mistaken for Josef Hoffman,, the musical
marvel. He wishes the public to understand
that the NJ, p in his name does not stand for
Musical Prodigy"
GEORGE Vanderbilt, son of William H., has
offered S200,0O0 for the 'Seaman's Retreat ~
house and grounds at Stapleton, Staten Island
with the purpose of presenting it to the county
for a court house and jail.
Mrs. FRANCES HoDGsoN BURNETT, who is in
Florence, Italy, for the winter, has received
$4,000 for her story SARA Creme" from an
English magazine. Financially considered
Sara" evidently belongs to the creme de Ia
creme.
DOROTHY WHITNEY, who was once a person.
age of national fame, has been somewhat neg
iected by the press of late. She has not allowed
this fact to depress her, however Monday she
reached the mature age of ten months and
celebrated the occasion by cutting her tenth
tooth.
A STATUE to Parmenter, who made the potato
popular in France, is to be erected atNeully near
Paris. few days ago Frank Parmenter, of
the Troy y. y, Press, was in New York city,
and was askkd by welknown New Yorker if
if he was "A descendant of the Parmentier who
introduced the potato into France" Yes"
answered Mr., Parmenter. and our family has
in its possession the original potato"
WHEN in Paris last year the King of Greece
called at the Elysee. The conversation turned
on the affection of the Greek people for their
King. Yes" said the King, the Greeks are
really attached TO me. They know love their
avec Ia belle Helene" Nine. Grevy, Joining
III the conversation, here said "She is said to
be very handsome-your Helene" Excuse
me. " interrupted the King, sit is Helen of Troy,
not my Helen. NJ. Grevy turning to his wife,
remarked: You kn,w, La Belle Helene-she
who was carried off by Paris" The King rose
TO leave, and he also did not return to the
Elysee.
ONE Of the men who never fails to be on hand
when any important gathering OF Republicans
is TO be held is eX-Gov. Charles Foster, of Ohio
Gov. Foster halls from FOstora, a town IN the
Buckeye state thGt has been named since he
became prominent The Governor enjoys won.
derfully good health. His g,Auial filil face in
which are gray chin whiskers, never looked
happier than now. Gov. Foster believes that
tho star of Republican fortune has again risen
IN the political firmament. He says Ohio poll
ticians are beginning to rely tor success more
upon personal labors than upon popular demon
strations. To this he largely attributes Gov.
Forakers sweeping victory last fall.